Wood burning prohibited
Air quality is forecast to deteriorate. Burning any solid fuel – including wood, pellets and manufactured
wood – is prohibited from midnight to midnight. Violations can result in fines. To report violations when
wood burning is prohibited, call:
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- 1-800-281-7003 in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties
- 1-800-870-1037 in Madera, Fresno and Kings counties
- 1-800-926-5550 in Tulare and the valley portion of Kern counties
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Please Burn Cleanly
To keep air pollution levels low, if you must burn, please burn cleanly.
This includes using an EPA Phase II-certified wood-burning device and burning dry, seasoned wood.
More clean-burning tips:
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- Never burn trash, magazines, newspapers, plastics or other materials not designed to burn in
fireplaces or stoves. This is illegal and hazardous.
- For an ambience fire in an open fireplace, a manufactured firelog may be a cleaner alternative to wood.
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Exemptions to wood-burning prohibitions
You may use your wood-burning fireplace or device on a prohibited day if:
- You live in an area where there is no natural-gas service, or
- If wood-burning is your only source of heat.
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Clean-burning Tips
- Ensure firewood is clean, seasoned and dry before burning it. Unseasoned wood smolders and creates additional emissions.
- Never burn trash, magazines, newspapers, plastics or other materials not designed to burn in fireplaces or stoves. Doing so is illegal and hazardous.
- Replace old solid fuel-burning equipment with cleaner EPA Phase II-certified or pellet-fueled devices. Or install natural gas or propane devices, which are not subject to Air District wood-burning rules.
- For an ambience fire in an open fireplace, a manufactured firelog may be a cleaner alternative to wood.
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